Educational Achievement Tests Research Articles

Chapter VI: Development and Applications of Tests of Educational Achievement in Schools and Colleges

Chapter VI: Development and Applications of Tests of Educational Achievement in Schools and Colleges

Chapter VII: Development and Applications of Tests of Educational Achievement Outside the Schools

Chapter VII: Development and Applications of Tests of Educational Achievement Outside the Schools

Predicting College Success of Non-High-School Graduates

Previous articleNext article No AccessPredicting College Success of Non-High-School GraduatesDean C. AndrewDean C. Andrew Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Volume 60, Number 3Mar., 1952 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/441890 Views: 1Total views on this site Citations: 1Citations are reported from Crossref Journal History This article was published in The School Review (1893-1979), which is continued by the American Journal of Education (1979-present). Copyright 1952 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Eric F. Gardner Chapter VI: Development and Applications of Tests of Educational Achievement in Schools and Colleges, Review of Educational Research 23, no.11 (Jul 2016): 85–101.https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543023001085

Academic Achievement and Social and Emotional Adjustment of Handicapped Children

Previous articleNext article No AccessAcademic Achievement and Social and Emotional Adjustment of Handicapped ChildrenMiles V. ZintzMiles V. Zintz Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Elementary School Journal Volume 51, Number 9May, 1951 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/459284 Views: 1Total views on this site Citations: 3Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1951 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Roger L. Terry, Lesley A. Stockton Eyeglasses and Children's Schemata, The Journal of Social Psychology 133, no.44 (Aug 1993): 425–438.https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.1993.9712166Eric F. Gardner Chapter VI: Development and Applications of Tests of Educational Achievement in Schools and Colleges, Review of Educational Research 23, no.11 (Jul 2016): 85–101.https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543023001085William A. Yeager Chapter II: Auxiliary Agencies, Review of Educational Research 22, no.44 (Jun 2016): 285–297.https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543022004285

Relation of Children's Subject Preferences to Their Achievement

Previous articleNext article No AccessRelation of Children's Subject Preferences to Their AchievementStuart E. DeanStuart E. Dean Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Elementary School Journal Volume 51, Number 2Oct., 1950 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/459208 Views: 2Total views on this site Citations: 4Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1950 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Lloyd Standlee, Edmund Mech A Brief Note on Trends in School Learning Research, The Journal of Educational Research 48, no.55 (Dec 2014): 356–368.https://doi.org/10.1080/00220671.1955.10882203Harold G. Shane, Edward T. McSwain Chapter VIII: Evaluation of the Educational Program, Review of Educational Research 23, no.22 (Jun 2016): 171–180.https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543023002171Eric F. Gardner Chapter VI: Development and Applications of Tests of Educational Achievement in Schools and Colleges, Review of Educational Research 23, no.11 (Jul 2016): 85–101.https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543023001085Robert L. Burch, Harold E. Moser Chapter IV: The Teaching of Mathematics in Grades I thru VIII, Review of Educational Research 21, no.44 (Jun 2016): 290–304.https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543021004290

Construction and Educational Significance of Aptitude Tests

THE period covered by this REVIEW has seen a steady development of testing in education as well as in government, business, and industry. Carter reviewed research on essentially this topic in February 1947. The experience with tests during the war, the establishment of many Veterans Administration Guidance Centers, and the improved tests published during the period have all stimulated the wider use of tests. While the type of tests which appeared during this period is not radically new, the reports of research lead to the impression that better use is being made of old tests and that the newer tests reflect the experiences of educational personnel workers and of psychologists in business, industry, and the armed services. A new and comprehensive account of and other tests of value in vocational counseling was published by Super (47). The term aptitude test is still being used in a variety of ways. In general it appears that the term is being applied primarily to tests which measure abilities or accomplishments which are not the direct result of specific environmental experiences and which are used to predict success at some future time (44). In effect this is the definition which was followed in selecting the materials to be included in this REVIEW. So-called intelligence and educational achievement tests and personality and interest inventories are excluded on the basis of this definition.

An empirical study of the effect of heterogeneous within-groups variance upon certainF-tests of significance in analysis of variance

In the application of the analysis of variance to data obtained in educational methods experiments which involve several classes of several schools, one assumption is that of homogeneity in the variances of pupil scores from school to school. It is shown that such variances on representative educational achievement tests are heterogeneous. The effects of this heterogeneity upon theF-tests of significance commonly employed in methods experiments are investigated by comparing the actual distribution ofF values for a large number of “experiments” involving marked heterogeneity with a theoretical distribution based on the assumption of homogeneity. Although the findings, which vary somewhat with the type of variance ratio, are not entirely conclusive, they apparently demonstrate that departure from homogeneity does not invalidate the use of the customaryF-tests for evaluating results of the typical methods experiment.

Education in the United States

This report documents changes over time in US educational status school enrollment income by educational attainment achievement test scores student to teacher ratios teacher salaries and expenditures per pupil. Chapter 2 traces the large increase in educational attainment between 1940 and 1982 and the accompanying reduction in inequality of attainment. The relationship between rising levels of education and economic growth is also detailed. Chapter 3 1st presents data on trends and differentials in achievement test scores of US high school students. It concludes that the statistical evidence appears to support the popular notion that the quality of schooling has declined especially during the 1970s. Chapter 4 surveys the trends in resource use and costs in both elementary and secondary schools and in colleges. A sharp uptrend in costs per student for public elementary and secondary schools that began in the early 1960s is observed. Chapter 5 analyzes the relationship between college education and the economy. Evidence on the change in the monetary gain from a college education from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s 1970s is discussed. A long swing in the pecuniary return appears to have occurred over this period as concerns about underinvestment in college education in the late 1950s and mid-1960s gave way to concerns about overinvestment in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Finally chapter 6 presents a summary of findings and discusses some implications of the findings.